Two charged in assault, robbery at gunpoint

ROCHESTER — Police report a Dover woman allegedly assaulted a female victim and stole her purse while a Rochester man held her at gunpoint on Darvey Anne Locke Lane Thursday night.

Sandra Jean Fallon, 24, of 18B Atkinson St., Dover, and Jacob Nyberg, 22, of 10 Pleasant St., Rochester, were both arrested and charged with robbery in connection with this case. Fallon also had outstanding felony warrants from Rochester for issuing bad checks and theft by deception.

She was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail and was scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Rochester Circuit Court. Nyberg was ordered held on $25,000 cash bail with an arraignment date set for Feb. 19. Both were transported to Strafford County House of Corrections.

The Rochester Police Department said in a press release they were called to the scene on Darvey Anne Locke Lane at 9:58 p.m. Thursday. The victim said she was traveling in a Toyota Corolla vehicle with Nyberg and Fallon, who are known to her, and Fallon was driving the car.

When Fallon allegedly pulled the vehicle over near a residential area in the vicinity of the William Allen School, Nyberg reportedly pointed a handgun in the female victim’s face.

Police scanner reports indicated Thursday night the woman allegedly had the gun pushed into her mouth, though Police Capt. Paul Toussaint said the department is hesitant to release further details at this time and will not release how the firearm was used. The incident is still under investigation, he said.

“There could be further charges in the future but as of right now, each charge (for each suspect) was one count of robbery,” he said.

The victim told police Fallon physically assaulted her and took her purse and its contents. Toussaint said police found a purse through their investigation and clarified the assault occurred outside the vehicle, on the road. He said there were no witnesses to the alleged crimes, however.

After the assault, police said the suspects drove away, fleeing the scene in the Toyota vehicle. A “be on the lookout” request to area departments was requested Thursday evening.

The female victim in this case suffered injuries considered not to be life threatening and was transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital by ambulance for treatment. Toussaint said he did not know the extent of her injuries.